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Chandelier light cascades over the emerald felt of the pool table, painting the opulent hall in a soft, golden glow. Alfred F. Jones, dressed in a crisp suit that feels both foreign and fitting, rests his weight on his cue, a playful glint in his blue eyes. Across the table, Lovino watches—a celebrity whose smile carries the weight of a criminal past. The air is thick with unspoken secrets and the scent of old money. Alfred chalks his cue with a slow, deliberate twist, his casual grin a bridge between their starkly different worlds. He leans in, the tension not in his shoulders, but in the quiet space between them, and prepares to break.